Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-30

contemplation Of the dull, hopeless enC
empty life that -7ouId be before her now
if Montague LGusdsIe proved, indeed
untrue. Yet, through the evening and
IoEg hours q the night that followed The
episode on Me river, no tears came to hoI
relief, even amid me crushing fears that
me C.r"ean wiit5 Of Huda rreme1ne
might nave psr,ed them tor ever; for, Of
HiidH, she had always had half ICON
temp-uOus dread, with much of eatire
DOUBT
Il it were so, death could not more
efecSusIly separate her and MONTAGUE.
And 1er furu-e 10w-Thst would IL
what could 1t btf Cold drops stood on
the girps Wa!CG forehead 81 the thought.
Get wild Logging Possessed her 20
see MIN cnce again; Ia tell him, even up
DEaldinG'v, What she had seen eud over
heard; perhaps 70 throw her aims abcus
NM, end - kiss MIN once sgai5; bus,
1hcn came tag LOrror-.ae bitter coU7ic-
toL-~aot unless the episode could 6son
explanation lie w0u.d value or require
neE love no louger, and thts another
would stand between them then
me ds9n came in slowly, finely, ena
tie warm Ju = morning craph or aUate.
me sunshine Jay over everything: on tn
garden without, CT the equipEge Cf ths.
breakfast Csgle WitG.a, even on the grim.
SCI iac3 ~ 1sr GlC4e IS be p0rad over lis
cgrres2ondrrrs; AMI By one quick glance
ST ths pla@e j" acre ntr cup and plate
sicodi AelaGia paTC wed taa5 there was
10 letter lying tleTe iCr har-ne!ther hv
pest mr. messenger had oue CONE from
Montague L0r-daie-sEd sgaln her heart
died 7!1hiD her breast.
y .osjeg-aad ste could reckon now
tHe aCars Wi-hla waich De would have 20
GcpSrt ara rsp ri himself 81 the brigade
otlce Of the dis,Ticg 10 which bis reet-
maut belonged, ere he started Tor Bengal
UGcle GriM-h aw, meanwhile. wgs
gioomNy and irIjf66ly opening 81 ver2l
omiEous-looht7g blue envel3eea, I'd
dressed IN the typical scrs vim, hand 9f
u2Io, mutteriug rs he do so, vita fu--
i've aad resentful glances at Mclanie.
whose aanas trem5ied amgng tee CuPs
and seUcurs:
bils-of coursa.o
"Whst, uncle?" she asked, YEARLY, and
scsrCe'y IaEi.g ID his remsrk.
"Rfl-! Surely spoke plainly
eneuga :" h snapped "The expense
even q tAis small house is fass getIzs
beyond me''
AeIanie only sighed, IS she turned %
supply the wsa,s II her invalid broEher.
$40 .sIt an kgew all thaG TIE WORDS ead
nse0er = her guardian implied, snd what
MS pass7Hg IN his mind Rni a1lnoet IN
Jur.E.- the rpi ~ win whics he despatched
rs k.JLs " SID mushrooms.
6ut II 81. asEu- aGcaz from other O1sr-
iera cAme, aUd the successive visits az
pr brisc1 DsGy 5r0oke and her Aun. Gil
lHE'on utterly rrGGludod hSr from a.
tempting to geek me Usual meeting place. /
( q - the eTenuu! dsy, to her, pasred
WEAKLY anA srX. ue'y or.
"nen s. BT,oco came VIII ap u2-
viHed-f9r &, me NJ Tar flowers, ;-lr.s,
6-tms5aw dlscree-lV withdrew, OF sol.a /
telgccd preface, ana MelGnie asked h,.r-
sell, es she hal of.ea done before:
"Whea W, be understand that, after
having REJECTED hIJa, we cannot auc ought |
no' &c meet GgSLL?''
But this troublesome ana unsuitable !
on eu;J0r $ emed 10 deem her soft /
headed girl, she. with al her beauty. hgd /.
neither mind nor viii of her own, and /
"vuC II TIE end bend 10 circumstances. /
HJw,ver, Sir BriSco nsd now MADE up !
aIs mind to ges married. He hsd already |
'.5rchen the ice" by asking Melarie to |
share his tile and wealth, and at his !
y ars dld not care, perhaps, to risk the !
ToGh!e OF culti'atIng another Young |
lady
Retaining Ihe girls hand in Ais-she
very hand that bore Montague's eag2ge-
meat ring, sud bending over HER il s |
courteous rGo aonswhat fsther,y way, ~ I
said:
Il do love yo1 with wild, ersx7 pas
son that gives M no res5-fo peace"
S-la Sir Briscop in low Yoicr, talking
iEoM sorne book ratherghsa his calm old
heart; "and ! woul1 give nv lie 10 have
gou-lo win you--Cgt1eT th&H see vou en-
Uther's."
This'soun&ed very Ike frafgh talutia'."
but 'helRst word alarmed Melazie, ard
fer eyes fsH CT her ring, yet she ven1ured
10 AK:
;'Bus if enc could be hsppier with thst
otler, 40 You call your persistence lover"
'Wasr Is u, tbeu?"
,"S=lhsnucss
"Nome!" ne exclaimed, dropping her
hsnd for moment: "is there isuoshey?"
81 have Ivc SAID So" replied Melanle.
IS she biT her neither lip in annoyance at
Ter u&wilsag question.
Sae had not yet had--1nd actually s
might never hRve-Any explanation from, :
o. reconciliation WITH. MoutaEue Ions {
c--s; sid wilA shjs Alarming dgeat BE-
lore her SID the b8Tonel's worts6 in her
e-ls1 the whole ruOm seem tocaREca
foCgd them, wIi!e with Sc.ting eyes sha :
sa., IS through ? midst9ltae faded cur ,
ta.cs, taa pttcheo carpet, the shabby |
Nre--4Ne c.v%Tec chslrsEald the. general {
e., OF @euteet POVERTY th9t lEyEpaia.u ilg
ever ycrytb.-2, aEd y MICH oEen Ell her /
81 Snt .aste :-j;eQ II ai@s. +
E4thelsss tae I'D progress o. his, suls :
DIS -, g4ay- hciged Or Brisc0 ian-t inst
ING @aU3G come when Mtlau'c would c
-.-: 8nJ meanwhile every effort 70 r
""-. fGogs t1sl me meras. fr.a1deh-D ;
|-3 19alie4 g. Ier, ard he seemed - h
yas " undergoing Inc MortiH .&tiou 4
u So o. tCnitits. i
: - ler aG1t. she would have t56en 3 Re
1'Sles aru III 5Tg IesOiutG stand, Gnt re- L
sy1leG 1!s persistence, hut for the force
e. those fatal c.-cums isnces whica cast I
DeI sd her two brothers so completely s
-4.3 tie power 0f her uncle and guardian; f
'oNs, So yer, she could do no more thkn 4
ta4eeraoly tGmpOr!Ze. {
"NclsG!e," sale Sir Brisco, who knew c
tie situation Wei, IS he rose TO with /
cr5w, = have plenty for Us both, and for b
pour brothers. toe. Let my home be L
.t@ei.S a. well rs yours. L have thought t
7. FL 0vsr many times; sill my hope CT >
happiness Is in your hands. Ssy only The
Wlrd-oGe little word, yes"
Bat she shock her head desponceatiy
2nd replied: Il
az thank Won. hut it can never he o